FACES IN THE CROWD

BETTY LACEYPOPLAR RIDGE, N.Y.The girls' field hockey coach at Auburn (N.Y.) High, Lacey led the Maroons to an unprecedented fourth straight Section III title. Her teams have won 51 straight, and have a 191-6 record since she started coaching at Auburn in 1956.

HARUHIKO HANAWATOKYO, JAPANA senior at Chuo University, Hanawa captained the Japanese Collegiate All-Star volleyball team that beat defending NCAA champion UCLA 2-1. The 6'3½" Hanawa led the All-Stars with 65 kills in the three-match

DAVE STEFFENFLAT ROCK, MICH.Dave, 17, a heavyweight wrestler at Flat Rock High, set a state high school record by pinning an opponent in just five seconds. Steffen, who is the Class C state champion, has compiled a 64-2 record (52 by pin) the past two years.

MARK DIESENPOTOMAC, MD.Diesen, 19, became an International Master when he won the world junior chess championship in Groningen, The Netherlands, from a field of 53 other national representatives. He was the first American to take the tournament in 20 years.

He will not be two years old until Saint Patrick's Day, but a red brindle named Downing was too much dog in the final of the World Greyhound Classic at Hollywood, Fla.—flying first out of the box and charging home by five lengths

CHRISTIN COOPERSUN VALLEY, IDAHOWith a first in the slalom and a fifth in the giant slalom, Christin, 17, won the overall title in the National Senior Alpine championship in Sun Valley. A World Cup B team member, she also finished 13th in the slalom at Furano, Japan.

DAVE BUTLERWILLINGBORO, N.J.A 6'2" guard at Burlington (N.J.) County Community College, Butler is the leading junior college scorer in the nation with an average of 33.6 points. In his high game, he scored 50 points against Gloucester (N.J.) County Community College.